It's estimated that some 150,000 people in New York could be at high risk for monkeypox.
spreading, the Biden administration has appointed a czar to oversee the national response, and as many still struggle to get a vaccine, the question is how can you stay safe in the meantime?It's estimated that some 150,000 people in New York could be at high risk for monkeypox, and as CBS2's Dick Brennan reports, there are important steps you can take to avoid catching it.
"Sexual contact is one of the primary ways but even very close contact. So if you're living with somebody who has monkeypox and you come in contact with their respiratory droplets," said Dr. Purvi Parikh, an immunologist with the Allergy and Asthma Network. But Parikh says in that case,"The risk of transmission is very low. It's usually from very prolonged contact with bodily fluids of someone who has monkeypox."
"The flu-like illness, you know, coughing, sneezing, fever, but you know, there are a few characteristic things like swollen lymph nodes and that rash, which is those fluid-filled vesicles," Parikh said.
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